Image:
Aerial view, Kaimare village, Purari River, Gulf Province, PNG

Notes

The great Ravis stood out boldly and as the tide was high and the mudflats covered the village appeared as if it had recently been flooded. (Frank Hurley, Diary 1, 6 October 1922. By permission of the National Library of Australia)

Hurley's photo of Kaimare is the only aerial view of a Purari River village.

Kaimare had three sections, each with a longhouse (Ravi) and many family houses. The longhouses were the centre of men's lives where they made and stored their ritual items and planned and held ceremonies.